Common poultry Diseases & Medication

Symptoms

Causes

Treatment

Precautions

• If typhoid continues, the bird becomes lethargic.

• White watery droppings begin.

• Chicken was not vaccinated with Ghamburo / Rani.

• Wet bedding (bichali).

• In case of leaving any sick bird with healthy birds.

• Using the wrong medication.

• First use medicine for normal fever (Penadol / Bruffon) or any fever medicine.

• Furazolidone can be given by mixing one capsule in 5kg feed and giving one time in one day.

• Mix furaltadone powder in water in the evening.

• Make vaccines mandatory.

• Keep the environment clean.

• Do not let the bedding become wet due to water wastage or droppings.    

Symptoms

Causes

Treatment

Precautions

• Facial swelling for instance, eyelid, wattles and comb.
• Comb turns to pale color.
• Smelly and thick discharge from eyes.
•  Bubbles at corners of eye.
• Open mouth breathing.
• Decrease in egg production.
• Decreased appetite and drinking.

• Introduction of infected bird in the flock.
  
• Contaminated feeders & drinkers.
  
• Breathing polluted air.
  

• Antibiotics can be used to treat the flock or bird.
  
• Use Erythromycin and oxytetracycline.

• Use of the combination of sulfonamides, sulfonamide-trimethoprim can be effective.

• Good management, rigorous sanitation, and a biosecurity plan are the best ways to avoid coryza.

Symptoms

Causes

Treatment

Precautions

• Blood discharge in droppings.
• Feebleness, messy feathers and skin turning to pale.
• Blood located at the vent site of the bird.
• Decrease of thirst & appetite.
• Reduction in growth rate.

• Poor egg laying.

• Unhygienic conditions of coop or shed.

• Add Amprolium to the water.

• Add probiotic supplements in water as a precautionary measure.

• Keep a strict plan of bio-security and hygiene.

• Do not visit different farms with same clothes, shoes or equipment.

• Keep a separate pair of shoes and dress for visiting the same coop or shed.

• Construct your coop or shed away from the other farm.

Symptoms

Causes

Treatment

Precautions

• Dehydration.

• Messy feathers.

• Vent pecking.

• Wobbling.

• Chicken was not vaccinated with Ghamburo / Rani.

• Bedding (bachali) stayed wet.

• In case of leaving any sick bird with healthy birds.

• Using the wrong drugs.

• In case of persistent fever.
• Ingestion of toxic material.

• Give vitamins and electrolytes.

• Give probiotics.

• Keep the shed and its surroundings clean.

• Maintain the temperature of coop or shed.

Symptoms

Causes

Treatment

Precautions

• Appearance of warts and scabs on comb.

• Runny & greasy drooping.
• Depression.

• Poor growth.

• Yellow bumps around the mouth.

• Chickens bitten by mosquitoes.

• Introducing an infected or sick bird.

• Use tetracycline antibiotic in water.

• Terramycin with water and vitamin supplement.

• Treat scabs with dilute iodine solution.

• Sanitize drinking water.

• Control mosquitoes.

• Good management of biosecurity.

Symptoms

Causes

Treatment

Precautions

• Gasping, coughing, sneezing, and nasal discharge.

• Breathe noise.

• Depression.

• Watery diarrhea, ruffled feathers, and dehydration.

• Non administration of vaccination

• Administrate antibiotics.

• Vaccine on time.

• Maintain temperature and humidity.

• Well defined bio security plan.